阅读下面短文，回答问题。

　　Every year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport”．Progress in this direction is slow because shooting is not a sport for watching, and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction．

　　The number of gunners, however, grows rapidly．Children too young to develop proper judgments through independent thought are led along way away by their gunning parents．They are subjected to advertisements of gun producers who describe shooting as good for their health and gun carrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins(血管)．They are persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honoring the chase and the skill．In school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulated(刺激)a desire to own a gun．Wildlife is disappearing because of shooting and because of the loss of wildland habitat(栖息地)．Habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the loss of wildlife caused by shooting?There doesn’t seem to be any chance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved．

　　and not to the gunners alone．Although most people do not shoot, they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing about it．The only answer, then, is to bring the truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people．

　　Now, it is time to realize that animals have the same right to life as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmless and beautiful creatures．The gunners like to describe what they do as characterbuilding, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy．If, as they would have you believe, gun carrying and killing improve humancharacter, then perhaps we should encourage war．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Parents carry guns and their young children are greatly influenced as they are not able to judge themselves．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Do you think people will completely give up killing wildlife?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second passage into Chinese．

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　　Nowadays, a great construction project, the three Gorges project is in progress along the Yangtze River, the third longest river in the world．Once completed, it will be the largest and most powerful hydroelectric project in the world．Towering 610 feet high and stretching 1.3 miles wide, the dam will create a reservoir(水库)that extends nearly 400 miles upstream thus changing the landscape of one of the most beautiful regions in China．

　　The project has been under discussion in China since the idea of a dam was first proposed in 1919．The Three Gorges project is both a marvel of Engineering and the greatest challenge its designers have ever faced．The Three Gorges project has been engineered to store over 5 trillion(万亿)gallons of water and to withstand and earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter Scale(里氏震级)．The reservoir will allow 10 000 ton ships to enter its interior, which currently limits access to boats under 1 500 tons．In addition, the government says the dam will control terrifying floods and provide electrical power to China’s growing cities．

　　Like the Great Wall of China, it is one of the man made structures that can be seen from space．The Chinese government and the dam’s engineers think of the project as_________．In early 1999 Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji inspected the dam site．He told the engineers, “The responsibility on your shoulders is heavier than a mountain．Any carelessness or negligence will bring disaster to our future generations．” Sure enough, engineers shoulder heavy responsibilities．We hope in the near future, we’ll see a new wonder they create for China．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 5 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Both the Great Wall of China and the Three Gorges Dam are among the man-made structures that can be seen from space．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Why is the Three Gorges project a new wonder for China?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文，按照要求完成各题。

　　One of the most famous English writers was a woman called Jane Austen who lived in the late 18th century．At that time English women from educated, middle class families did not work－that is, they did not have jobs or work for money．Instead, they stayed at home to do things like organizing the house, sewing, reading books and writing letters．

　　Jane Austen was an unusual woman because she was determined to be a writer．She wanted to write about the ordinary lives of young women like herself－their hopes, dreams and problems．She finished her first novel when she was only 20 years old．By the time she was 24, she had finished two more．

　　Jane’s only problem was that no one wanted to publish her novels．Her father sent one to a publisher, but he refused to look at it．He didn’t think anyone would want to read about women’s lives．For fourteen years, Jane’s work remained unpublished and unread．

　　Finally, Jane decided she had waited long enough．She chose one of her novels Sense and Sensibility, and paid to have it published herself．Jane’s gamble(赌博)paid off．To the publisher’s surprise, every one of her books was sold．The publisher realized that women’s novels were interesting and agreed to publish all her other novels．

　　Jane Austen completed six books altogether, and all of them are still being read today．In the last few years, several of her novels have been made into films, including Sense and Sensibility, the novel which she had to publish herself all those years ago．

　　During Jane’s lifetime, some people looked down upon her novels．They said that no one would want to read about women and women’s lives．They believed that men’s lives were much more important and interesting．Now we know that they were very wrong．In fact, Jane Austen’s novels are wonderful because they tell us ________．They give us the details of life which are not recorded in history books．Her novels show us that although nearly 200 years have passed, and modern life is very different, people are still basically the same．

Questions：

1．What were considered to be good examples of women at Jane Austen’s time?

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2．How many books had Jane Austen written by the age of 24?

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3．Why are Jane Austen’s novels still being read by many people today?

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4．Please complete the sentence in the sixth paragraph with proper words or phrases．(Please answer within 10 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the sixth paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文，回答问题。

　　On my arrival in America, the one thing I noticed more than anything else was the tremendous amount of advertising that went on,－on the radio, on television, on billboards and signposts, and in magazines．In the last three years, I have become used to this fact in American life, for I believe that it is a creative and necessary part of an industrial society．I, too, want to improve my life style and to buy better products, so I look to advertising to show me how to do it．

　　Deciding what to believe in advertising, however, isn’t easy．It seems to me that a person must buy things with a lot of care．As a consumer, I want to get the best for my money, but I really have to understand the techniques of advertising．Otherwise, manufactures(制造商)will be able to sell me anything, no matter what its quality may be．

　　More and more people are becoming conscious, like me, of the ways in which advertising can affect them．The creative aspects of commercials, for instance, often cover up defects or problems in products．I have learned this well, since I have made purchases and lost money because the items were of poor quality．

　　The future of advertising most likely will involve a much greater of public participation(参与)．I intend to become involved in consumer groups that want to protect people from misleading advertising．But I also want to see Americans, keep their high standards of living in the process．In the future, if consumers like me really care about the quality of something as well as the quantity, maybe advertisers will begin to care more about ________．

1．What was the author most impressed when he got to the USA?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．What the main idea of the passage?

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3．What should be done to guarantee healthy development of advertisement?

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4．Please complete the sentence in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days; but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher．

　　If I have learned anything in my 16 years, ________, both when you disagree and when you get along．With any relationship．You need to let the other person know how you are feeling if you are not able to communicate; your relationship drifts apart．When you are mad at your parents or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything．

　　Communication begins with the concerns of another．It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and talk to nobody．Even if you just say “Hi” and see how their day is for five minutes, it is better than nothing．

If you look up the word “communication” in the dictionary, it will say “the exchange of ideas, conveyance(传递)of information correspondence(通信)，means of communicate on a letter or message”．To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication strong．Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note．

　　When dealing with parents; you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as parents．If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you．Shouting or walking away only makes the situation worse．

　　Communication isn’t a one way deal．It goes both ways．Just remember; if you get into a very bad situation, telling the other person how you feel and listening are key factors to communication．

1．What is the best title for the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

You should always let other people know what you feel and make sure you understand others well：if you want to get along well with other people．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．If you come back home very late from the party, what will you say to your parents, who are waiting for you and very angry?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Making an advertisement for television ________．For example, a two-hour movie costs ＄6 million to make．A TV commercial can cost more than ＄6000 a second．And that does not include cost of paying for air time．Which is more valuable, the program or the ad?In terms of money－and making money is what television is all about－the commercial is by far the more important．

　　Research, market testing, talent, time and money－all come together to make us want to buy a product．No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works．The sales of Charm went up once the ads began．TV commercials actually buy their way into our head．We, in turn, buy the product．

　　And the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them．Here are some rules of commercial ad making．If you want to get the low middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice．Put some people in the ad who work with their hands．If you want to sell to upper-class audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hairstyle are the types that the group identifies(认同)with．If you want the buyer feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself．

　　We laugh at commercials．We don’t think we pay that much attention to them．But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves．The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff．It’s big, big business．And it’s telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy．

　　To put simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing．

1．What’s the best title of this passage?

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2．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Which sentence can be replaced by the following one?

TV ads are making far more money than TV programs．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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　　SACRAMENTO(New York Times)－The 2005 Best Ten Citizens of Charity have been honored today by the city government, one of whom is Ms Myrtle Smith．To answer our reporter’s why-question, she told us the following　story which, as she put it, had led her to the work for the less fortunate people：

　　“It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang．I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step．

　　“Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them．

　　I was busy．I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet．They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow．

　　“Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa．”

　　They walked over and sat down at the table．Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor．I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside．Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget．

　　The silence in the front room struck me．I looked in．The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it．The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”

　　“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”

　　I looked at my shabby slipcovers(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers．”Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind．They hadn’t said “Thank you”．They didn’t need to．They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful．

　　Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence．But they matched．

　　I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup．Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job－these matched, too．

　　I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room．The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor．Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am．And from then on I can’t help doing more．

　　Ms．Smith concluded her story with a very sweet smile that was worth millions of dollars, even an amount no one could figure out how large!

　　Sure enough, sometimes a very small matter counts much when it is big enough to change one’s life a little and great enough to make one feel moved and eager to do things one has even never thought of, which oftentimes brings benefits．

1．Why did the girl think Ms Smith was rich?(Please answer within ten words．)

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2．What’s the main idea of the passage?(Please answer within ten words．)

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3．What do you think is the standard to judge whether you are rich or not?(Please answer within ten words．)

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4．Which sentence can be replaced by the following?

Ms Smith finished her story with a remark that is greatly valuable．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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阅读下面文章，回答有关小题。

　　Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used．If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away．Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burn it before．A really fearless soldier, and some do exist, is not a good solider because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army．Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might die out．

　　In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used．If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much．Even in your house you are not absolutely safe：an airplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the beam falls on you, or you may get cancer!

　　The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide．Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take．

　　In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger．For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, so you jump out of the way, and all is well．

　　In some cases, however, you decide that ________ to avoid the danger．For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing onto your house．In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course, and action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

In fact, danger is not always occurring outside．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What do you think is the best way to deal with fear?(Please answer within 20 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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